Queen City Weather in December
Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.78 in over about 7 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 39°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 1.78 in
- Snowfall
- 4.0 in
- Record high
- 74°FDec 15, 2021
- Record low
- -15°FDec 26, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 9 h 21 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 9.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 44°F | 25°F | 66°F 1970 | 9°F 1960 | 24% | 6% |
| Dec 2 | 43°F | 25°F | 67°F 1962 | 7°F 1966 | 24% | 6% |
| Dec 3 | 43°F | 25°F | 71°F 2012 | 2°F 1966 | 24% | 6% |
| Dec 4 | 43°F | 24°F | 69°F 1998 | 2°F 2025 | 24% | 6% |
| Dec 5 | 42°F | 24°F | 68°F 2001 | 5°F 1950 | 24% | 6% |
| Dec 6 | 42°F | 24°F | 65°F 1951 | -5°F 1950 | 24% | 6% |
| Dec 7 | 41°F | 23°F | 64°F 2023 | -7°F 1950 | 24% | 7% |
| Dec 8 | 41°F | 23°F | 62°F 1966 | 0°F 1958 | 24% | 7% |
| Dec 9 | 41°F | 23°F | 66°F 2020 | -5°F 2005 | 24% | 7% |
| Dec 10 | 40°F | 23°F | 67°F 2020 | -4°F 1972 | 24% | 7% |
| Dec 11 | 40°F | 22°F | 69°F 1949 | -6°F 1972 | 23% | 7% |
| Dec 12 | 40°F | 22°F | 66°F 2015 | -12°F 1962 | 23% | 7% |
| Dec 13 | 39°F | 22°F | 69°F 1948 | -10°F 1961 | 23% | 7% |
| Dec 14 | 39°F | 22°F | 63°F 2021 | -5°F 1963 | 23% | 7% |
| Dec 15 | 39°F | 21°F | 74°F 2021 | -12°F 1951 | 23% | 7% |
| Dec 16 | 38°F | 21°F | 64°F 2006 | -10°F 1963 | 23% | 7% |
| Dec 17 | 38°F | 21°F | 59°F 1962 | -4°F 1964 | 23% | 7% |
| Dec 18 | 38°F | 21°F | 62°F 2002 | -10°F 2016 | 22% | 7% |
| Dec 19 | 37°F | 20°F | 58°F 1966 | -7°F 1963 | 22% | 7% |
| Dec 20 | 37°F | 20°F | 62°F 1949 | -8°F 1963 | 22% | 7% |
| Dec 21 | 37°F | 20°F | 59°F 1967 | -12°F 1963 | 22% | 7% |
| Dec 22 | 37°F | 20°F | 60°F 1957 | -12°F 1963 | 22% | 7% |
| Dec 23 | 36°F | 19°F | 64°F 2015 | -13°F 1963 | 21% | 7% |
| Dec 24 | 36°F | 19°F | 68°F 2021 | -13°F 2013 | 21% | 7% |
| Dec 25 | 36°F | 19°F | 64°F 2019 | -6°F 1948 | 21% | 7% |
| Dec 26 | 36°F | 19°F | 63°F 2008 | -15°F 1962 | 21% | 7% |
| Dec 27 | 35°F | 18°F | 66°F 2008 | -9°F 1951 | 21% | 7% |
| Dec 28 | 35°F | 18°F | 57°F 1958 | -10°F 1961 | 20% | 7% |
| Dec 29 | 35°F | 18°F | 66°F 2022 | 3°F 2009 | 20% | 7% |
| Dec 30 | 35°F | 18°F | 64°F 1965 | -6°F 1961 | 20% | 7% |
| Dec 31 | 35°F | 17°F | 65°F 1951 | -12°F 1968 | 20% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00234544 (Kirksville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014938, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.